Introduction and Resources

Ghanaians have been exposed to the English language for over five hundred years. British traders first came to Ghana in the late 15^th century. By the middle of the 16^th century, they had established a strong trade in gold, ivory, spices and slaves. The first British missionaries arrived in the middle of the 18^th century and with missionaries came a more formal push towards teaching Ghanaians English. It was not until the late 1950s that Ghanaians were finally free of British rule.